Joint pain vitamin

Vitamin A (in excessive doses) produces toxicity such as nausea, vomiting, erythema, dermatitis, hair loss, bone and joint pains, loss of appetite, bleeding, and chronic liver diseases. Excess vitamin A is teratogenic in animals and humans daily intake should not exceed 20,000 IU. 

Bones joint pains, thickening of the long bones, hypercalcemia, and calcification of soft tissues, but with reduced bone mineral density. High intakes of vitamin A are associated with an increased rate of loss of bone mineral density with age, and some studies have shown that intakes above 1,500 /xg per day are associated with increased incidence of osteoporosis and hip fracture, although other studies have not shown any relationship between vitamin A intake and osteoporosis (Institute of Medicine, 2001). At high levels of intake, vitamin A both stimulates bone... 

Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) Vegetables and citrus fruits Sore gums, loose teeth, joint pain, edema, anaemia, fatigue, depression, impaired iron absorption, impaired wound healing. 

Vitamin A supplements in pill or capsule form are available in two formulations, those that contain retinol and those that contain beta carotene. It is not possible to take too much of the latter type of vitamin A. The body will not convert excess amounts of carotene into retinol hut will, instead, excrete the excess in the urine or stool. An excess of retinol-based vitamin A, hy contrast, may result in certain medical problems. Since the vitamin is fat soluble, in may he stored in body fat and reach relatively high concentrations if too much is ingested. An excess of retinol in the body may he associated with liver damage, osteoporosis, rash, fatigue, hone and joint pain, nausea, insomnia, and personality changes. 

In vitamin C avitaminosis, or scurvy, the joints become painful and the gums bleed and deteriorate, resulting in tooth loss. Gangrene and infections may also occur, and wounds do not heal properly. These symptoms all result from impaired collagen synthesis and... 

Pain in the bones and joints is a common symptom in patients taking vitamin A. Bone tenderness often occurs without other bone symptoms, but possible complications include elevation of the periosteum, hyperostosis, and in children premature closure of the epiphyses of the long bones, causing growth arrest (54,56). 

Vitamin C RDA F 75 mg M 90 mg UL 2g Citrus fruits potatoes peppers, broccoli, spinach strawberries Scurvy defective collagen formation leading to subcutaneous hemorrhage, aching bones, joints, and muscle in adults, rigid position and pain in infants. 

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